The film was shot as a teaching aid for 10th graders, explaining the industrial production of soap.
An installation for the catalytic oxidation of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons included in paraffin to obtain higher carboxylic acids.
The catalyst in the oxidation process is potassium permanganate in the form of a 15% aqueous solution.
Paraffin collector.
Chemical formula of paraffin.
Molten paraffin heated to a temperature of 70-80 degrees is fed from collectors to mixers.
A cartoon explaining the paraffin oxidation process.
From the mixer, a mixture of paraffin and catalyst is fed to an oxidation column.
A cartoon explaining the processes taking place in oxidation columns.
Chemical formula of the process.
A thermostat that maintains a constant temperature during the process.
Control devices in the control room.
A cartoon explaining the processes taking place in a sludge settling tank, a wash column and a separator.
A collector where higher carboxylic acids end up.
During further processing of the mixture, its part containing acids with 10-20 carbon atoms is separated.
Chemical formulas of acids.
By neutralization this part is converted into a mixture of sodium salts - soap.
Samples of the final product of the process.
Paraffin, Catalyst, Soap